Law Loughborough University

Overview

You will focus on the critical analysis of law and economic, social and global justice, positioning you for a leading career in legal practice, policy or research. The degree is taught at Loughborough London University, a well-connected talent hub on the site of the London 2012 Olympics, by internationally recognised experts at the forefront of legal research and education. 

Through your selection of modules, you will engage with a range of contemporary legal and policy issues, and with current thinking on those issues. You will learn how law can contribute to economic, social and other injustices, as well as how it can be used to promote social and global justice. 

The programme will provide you with the necessary intellectual, analytical and critical skills to successfully understand and apply varying legal and interdisciplinary theories and concepts in the context of contemporary challenges and controversies. It will enable you to undertake independent research and formulate your own arguments relating to topics of particular interest to you.

The thought-leaders who have developed and teach the programme undertake innovative research in their fields and have a wealth of experience of preparing students for diverse and rewarding career destinations. 

Why you should study this degree

• This new programme brings to life critical ideas of law and how the law works in practice.

• The Law programme from Loughborough University upskills graduates to be leaders in enacting critical social, economic, and political justice.

• You will be taught by internationally recognised thought leaders in the fields of international law and human rights, international economic law, sustainability, and national and international taxation law, who all have a commitment to social and global justice.

• You will have the opportunity to work with students from other disciplines on the interdisciplinary Grand Challenges module and will also have the option of studying up to two other non-law modules alongside law ones.

• Study in Loughborough University London, an inspiring creative hub with a five-star rating for employability and innovation.  

• You will be equipped for a leading career in legal practice, policy and research.